9 BIG Methods to Pump Up Your Blog Comments

Great post. I have found controversial posts to be my best source of comments!

You’ve laid out some good ideas. Thanks for sharing.

I totally agree. Comments are the lifelines of blogs. I remember I boasted over 300 comments in one month on my first blog.. CashforComments.com My tactic.. I was giving free reviews for 5 comments. I mean I was busy giving over 30 reviews a month.. Yet it was really active. But being a Newbie I gain recognition fast.

fyi. you are on the Blogger Rookie of the year. you might want to blog about it to gain more votes. Cheers.

You forgot a big one. Get rid of nofollow tags, or give them an aging delay before they become full strength links. Several blogs have started to do this, and I try to comment on them more then nofollow blogs

I often comment on other blogs. Not for the link, but to provide my thoughts. I find this is also a great way to network with other bloggers that may not have seen my blog yet.

Michael

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Thats why you have the 3 - 4 month delay. Still gives a time for moderation before any link juice is passed

Here is another great tip to add:

Use “CommentLuv” plugin that pulls latest post of the commentor and adds headline with full SEO link under his post.

Did wonders to my blog

Alex

Hey,

Just found your blog from a post on DPoint. I totally agree with the give & take thing.

Although it’s time consuming, I’m having a blast reading posts and leaving the odd comment here or there.

The added benefit of commenting is that you get to read a lot of interesting stuff.

Cheers,
brian

Good tips you gave. I happen to like to go blog hopping on my own. Interesting the friends you can pick up. So without thinking I have been going around and picked up some comments in return. I always return a comment after a visit from somebody. I agree that the “nice blog, visit my blog at ” does not seem worth a visit, but I have found some good blogs and contacts there too.
I do not like the last tip you added. I will see it as a warning, even if it never entered my mind to be dishonest (so unnecessary)I will keep in mind that the blog with a long list of comments might not be genuine.

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Thanks for the info. I am new in blogging and are searching method to pump up my blog comments. Thanks again!

I think I saw somewhere that someone is hiring out an ‘army of commentors’, things look like they might be heating up on that front - pay per comment anyone?

Controvery is what one of my blogs are all about. It definitely brings in a lot of debate/comments. I usually get people to comment by asking questions. It works like a charm.
I don’t really like to comment on other blogs unless they’re big ones and have the “Top Commentators” MOD installed. Otherwise, what’s the use?

thanks for the suggestions! I think all of these are great! I’ll try them (except the fake comments one lol)

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I think I’m going to offer a John Chow review to get some comments.
It’s working out brilliantly for you.

thanks for the “Top Commentator” plugin. I just downloaded and am going to use it on my blog. Not so sure commenting on other blogs can increase your comments. I’m just gonna have to try and find out.

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Well, this Top Commentator Widget really worked for me. But more than that, the DoFollow announcement started pouring the comments in.

Nice post! All points are really good and useful, except no. 8&9 sound so desperate :)…Anyway, I always interested to comment on unique posting. So, I think the true comments are mostly depend on the post quality.

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Love the top commentator widget.

You could also award the top commentator every month with a shout out in a post.

I’m especially fond of #5, thanks for pointing it out!

I agree with Eurica above; I too love to go blog hopping on my own. It makes me feel like being on a road trip traveling back blog roads and see what is at the next link turn. I often realize that without a map though that I end up somewhere lost in reading someones blog and I have no idea how I got there and how to get back to that work I was supposed to do. But, oh what interesting people you meet along the way to say nothing of the things you learn as well. Thanks for the tips for pumping up your own blog comments; mine could definitely use some pumping up.

That basically covers all ways to increase comment count.

You can add paid comment services. lol

Now I agree that contest work very well to pump up comment…I see it in your blog. Amazing!

I also like to use Comment Relish to encourage a second visit. Basically it sends a email to commentors thanking them for their comment and inviting them back. Brilliant.

lol, i really like the image you have used in this post; pumping up